The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-08-25

in, both. If by the production~of the
staple to be sent abroad, and the 'unr
Reproduction of staples to be con-
sumed at home, you have lost your
individual financial independence, let
that process be reversed. The granite
foundation Of general prosperity is
homemade, home-conaucted, unmoTt-
gagged, individual independence. Tap
plause.
On the other hand, if legal enact
ments, or laws of taxation, or--ethen1
governmental policies, are ~hurtfdf> to
others and hurtful to you, / have only
to say your power is great enough to-,
dictate the policies and to change the,
laws. [Applause.] II try a,s.f'l, .
If you need diversified Industries
and increased home demand (and you
doy the encouragemlfents toFcapitalists
and manufactures are numbetless.
The encouragements are stamped ON
the whole face Of the country. They;
are in~the richness of your minerals,
the fertility of your lands and the
seductiveness of your climate. = They
whisper in your breezes, thunder IN.
your water powers, and 4throb in the,
great heart of generous people: | APP
plause. - '"s74*'"f4
II In calling to order this convention
of husbandmen / know you will unite,
in the earnest aspirations that the God
of husbandmen will guide u delib-
erations; discover to us the enemies of
our just rewards, arm us for the con-
fict and vouchsafe to us the victory.
Governor Gordon introduced Mr..
Henry w. Grady as follows:
Gentlemen of the" Convention:
When I announce to youIsthe next
speaker you will thank me that [ have
ceased talking. The next speaker is
Henry w Grady. [Applauses. | can
not turn over to him the State(l wish
I could. Applause and laughter.
But [ have turned over to him the res
possibility of talking for the state, and
he can do it better than any man in
the state. Applause
I am not going to introduce him; 1
have nothing to say about him. 1
have ordered him, Is COMMANDMENTS
chief Of the army Of this great com
monwealth, to welcome this great con
vention and all their friends to the
hospitality of this state. Applause.
Mr.. Grady appeared, and was
greeted with applause. His speech
had not been prepared, and the rapid
ity with which he talks renders it al.
most impossible to get a stenographic
report. The following is a synopsis:
ct was announced in yesterdays
CONSTITUTION" said Mr.. Grady, "that
[ was to deliver this address of well
come, and as it is my duty to maintain
the veracity Of that highly respected
newspaper, even to my embarrassment
and your discontinue, I am here. I
am astonished that Governor Gordon,
at once my governor and my friend,
who, in delivering a welcome himself,
would have added a magisterial au-
thority l do not possess to an elo-
quence l never hope to have, delega-
ted the duty to me. l am astonished
that he, foremost in every charge for
your promotion and last from every
breach in which your rights are threat
ened, should, have shirked this duty
and laid lit on the shoulders of his
humble bat loving constituent, leaving
me to march behind the blazing path
of his eloquence, much as a one-armed
wood-chopper would follow the track
of a south Georgia cyclone. Laugh
ter. He has not done 20 because of
my agricultural knowledge. He
knows that I am the only living man
who knows less about agriculture than
he does. Laughter. But he knows
that he can't beat me being glad to
see you. Applause.
"They say that when you wake a.
Georgian from sudden sleep he ex-.
tends his hand and says "howdy; I am
glad to e you," as he rubs his eyes.
How much more welcome then are you.
who come at urgent invitation and in.
pursuit Of a noble purpose. Itisgood
that this welcome is spontaneous, for.
my duties have been 50 pressing that
I have not had time for thinking.
Straight from my heart to my lips and
from my lips to you I bid you vel
come to Georgia. We are glad to see
you. Now, I have said that SO cor
daily and SO completely that [ have
nothing else to say. AS mortal hand
cannot gid the sunset nor refine the
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